THE CHINA MAH
E Flat Major
BER 23, 1937.
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Optimism undoubtedly is a healthy (so that he might ruff a club for the What's On At the Cinemas
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trait, but, like every other good setting trick. His heart shift, how-
AT THE QUEE thing, can be carried to ridiculous ever, met no success: Declarer clim- extreme. This is particularly true bed up with dummy's ace, drew Takes the Air At at bridge. A player who barges trumps, and finessed his singleton singing favourte, blindly ahead on the assumption that diamond, discarding his losing heart Gertrude easel, Jane he should find at least normal breaks on the diamond ace. automatically deprives himself of the tricks then could be claimed, safety measures that have been de-since the club suit was solid. vised for his protection against bad For West to have expected his breaks. From the defenders' point partner to have a quick entry was of view, over-optimism consists in nothing less than naïve. The bidding placing partner with a card, or cards, was clearly indicative of the fact that there is virtually no chance of that North and South held almost his holding.
all of the missing high honours. But In the hand shown below, West's if, by a miracle, East had had a opening lead against a slam contract quick entry there would be no need was the height of optimism, with for a club ruff in order to defeat
AT THE ALHAMBRA Man Who no logic as a compensating factor the contract. Surely the club ace
Cried WolfA new mystery dra South, dealer.
always would be a trick. Therefore
revolving about an unusual plot situ East's supposed entry would, of it-
tion The story concerns a famous tor who commits the perfect cr self, defeat the contract. A ruff
AT THE KING'S "Love Begins at only to discover that his own son would, in that event, be merely the Twenty," is a hilarious comedy spiced charged with the murder and later inconsequential second setting trick with thrills and romance, based on the convicted Lewis Stone plays the West should have held on to his Herbert the cast includes Warren Hull, devises a scheme to clever that it en- play by Martin Flavin. Besides Hughleading dramatic role as the actor who Iclub are for dear life, and unless de- Patricia Ellis, Hobart Cavanaugh, Do dangers those he loves most. His son clarer had peeked into his hand the rothy Vaughan, Clarence Wilson and is portrayed by Tom Brown, who shares
a tender romanee with Barbara Read. contract would have failed. Delcarer Robert Gleckkez. twould have lost no trick in spades, hearts, or diamonds, but when it came to playing the club suit for only one loser, it would have taken clairvoyance to have held the loss to one trick. The play of a club from dummy and a duck from the closed hand, on the assumption that the ace was blank, would have been sheer double dummy.
North-South vulnerable.
WEST 8.-9 5
NORTH
S. K 8 6
E-A Q 7 D.~A Q J C-7 6 3 2
H-643-2 D.—Q 10 9 8 4 3 C-A
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SOUTE
The bidding. South West
EAST S74·2
H. K 9 35 D-652
C-3 10 9
QJ 10.3- 100
Fast The conclusion therefore is that 3 no trump Pass the slam was fulfilled only through
North
1 spade 2 diam.
4 clubs
Pass
6 spades Pass
5 spades Pass
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no trump Pass West's outrageous optimism -
TO-DAY'S QUESTION Question: Using the
With no appreciable hesitation, and three-bid, should
probably even less thought, West
laid down the club ace."
dunay appeared he look
ly but, of
means of putting
opening bid be raises
the with the following:
643 H-98743, -10 8 6 42
partner on lead, Answer: Yes.
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